Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Devon County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,332 approved · 120 refused · 317 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Feb 1957 to 8 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
A boundary map is not available for this authority yet. Use council conservation-area and Article 4 guidance above where linked.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Topsham School, Orchard Way, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DN
Received 4 May 2007Willow Creek, Old Barnstaple Road, Bideford
Received Not publishedSuez Recycling and Recovery Ltd, Brunel Road Recycling Centre, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 4PB
Received 14 Aug 2017Exeter Boxing and Martial Arts Centre, North Brook Close, Beacon Lane, Exeter, EX4 8LZ
Received 3 Feb 2006Dainton Quarry, Wrigwell Estate, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5UA
Received 24 Mar 2010Great Blakewell Farm, Road From Eastacott Cross To Blakewell Cross, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9AJ
Received 26 Feb 2025Pathfield Special School, Abbey Road, Barnstaple
Received Not publishedField no. 761, Crablake Farm, Exminster, EX6 8DW
Received 20 Feb 2006Winkleigh Waste Water Treatment Works, Exeter Road, Winkleigh, EX19 8JL
Received 23 Nov 2005Land at, The Barton, North Tawton
Received Not publishedCoombeshead College, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Received 22 May 2006Beam Quarry, Torrington, EX38 8JF
Received 11 Nov 2013Ermington Primary School, School Lane, Ermington
Received 3 Apr 2008Moreton Park Playing Fields, Bideford College, Laurel Avenue, Bideford
Received 20 Apr 2007Hatherleigh CP School, Hatherleigh, Near Okehampton, EX20 3JB
Received 6 Mar 2006Milton Abbot Primary School, Milton Abbot, Near Tavistock, PL19 0PS
Received 9 Mar 2006County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter
Received Not publishedPayhembury C of E (VC) Primary School, Payhembury, Honiton, EX14 3HT
Received 24 Apr 2013Willand Primary School, Gables Road, Willand, EX15 2QL
Received 22 Feb 2017Seaton Primary School, Valley View, Seaton, EX12 2HF
Received 16 Sept 2011Wembury Primary School, Knighton Road, Wembury
Received Not publishedPynes Infant School, Coronation Road, Bideford
Received 16 Jan 2002Holywell C E Primary School, Tawstock, Barnstaple, EX31 3HZ
Received 20 Sept 2005Manor Court Junior School, Manor Way, Ivybridge
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Devon County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
Check collection coverage